“In fact, I have clearly known something before, but I just pretended to be ignorant. Aside from that, there are also some things that I learned only recently. Once my eyes have opened to them, I can never look away anymore."

After saying this, Julie became a bit worried that she might have behaved too sentimental in front of Maria.

“I'm sorry if it doesn't make sense to you. You may not know what I'm talking about..." Julie said apologetically.

But Maria quickly replied, “No. I understand it all."

Julie was surprised to hear Maria say that she understood her. Believing that Maria was just being nice, Julie shook her head with a smile, took out a letter, and handed it to Maria without hesitation.

“Well, I'm sure you don't know about this. Take some time to read it. This is the last thing that your grandfather left me."

Maria took it from Julie.

Then, she opened it and found it was a letter by hand.

The handwriting was heavy and sharp, just like Mathias, who had experienced a lot but was always persevering.

It only took a few minutes for Maria to finish reading the letter. Just like what Julie said, it seemed that she indeed found something that even she didn't know.

A look of astonishment appeared on her face, but this only lasted for a few seconds.

“Grandpa is indeed a terrific person," Maria commented softly.

These words touched the softest part of Julie's heart.

She cried almost instantly.

Then, Maria gave the letter back to Julie. At least, she knew that because of the information stated in the letter, Julie could leave the Jenkins family safe and sound.

At the same time, Maria remembered another thing that Sophie told her before she went out today.

“Mom...”

"Yes?"

Julie, who was sobbing softly, Looked at Maria with tears still falling from her eyes.

“It's about Professor Navarro. He's in Sheffield right now."

Ian Navarro was the core member of Sophie research institute, whose position was equivalent to a deputy director.

When Mathias began using the hibernation pod, Ian temporarily lived in the Smith family, serving as an expert in the maintenance and data observation of the facility.

At that time, Ian and Julie stayed together almost every day as they took care of Mathias to the best of their abilities.

They actually got along very well since they were old acquaintances in college.